Greece goes to polls amid Eurozone fear

Greeks faced a stark dilemma on the eve of elections being watched around the world on Sunday between voting against austerity or in favour of a party more likely to keep their country in the euro.
The radical left's firebrand leader Alexis Tsipras has vowed to tear up a bailout deal that has given debt-stricken Greece a credit lifeline in exchange for steep budget cuts and says he will renegotiate with creditors from scratch.
"The bailout deal is already in the past. It will be history for good on Monday," the 37-year-old said this week.
The Syriza party chief says the mood in Europe is shifting against austerity and that the European Union and International Monetary Fund will compromise so as not to risk a Greek euro exit that would send shockwaves through the global economy.
Greece's Prime Minister Panagiotis Pikrammenos warned Friday that the country was at a critical juncture ahead of an election that could determine its future in the eurozone, as European leaders said the terms of a rescue deal were non-negotiable.
A former adviser to the Greek government told AFP this week that the deadline for meeting deficit reduction targets could be extended to 2016 instead of 2014.
No one party is expected to win enough votes to secure a majority in parliament, and the days to come are likely to be dominated by coalition talks.